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The cast for the 2008 NHK Taiga drama 'Atsuhime' (篤姫) has been announced to the public yesterday, Oct 9 at NHK's broadcast center in Tokyo.

The lead role will be played by actress Miyazaki Aoi (21). Her husband, Tokugawa Iesada, will be played by Sakai Masato. Other male actors included Matsuda Shota, Hiratake Hiro, Tamaki Hiroshi, Emori Tooru, Kitaouji Kinya.

Female cast includes Horikita Maki, Matsuzaka Seiko, Inamori Izumi, Tsuruta Mayu, Takahashi Yumiko, Wakamura Mayumi, Takahata Atsuko, Hoshi Yuriko, Nakamura Mieko and You Kimiko. - Translated for and by www.Japinoy.com. Please credit/link back when reposting elsewhere. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. Nikkan Sports and Hochi Yomiuri.

From left: Miyazaki Aoi, Sakai Masato and Horikita Maki 

Wah!! Ang gwapo talaga ni Sakai Masato!! Love na love ko talaga sha as Yamanami! excited na ko sa Atsuhime. At long last, bida na sha kahit hindi okay ng personality si Tokugawa Iesada (dahil marami siyang mga maling moves... tsk tsk). Unlike sa Shinsengumi, pinatay lang siya agad! Hindi pa sha kasama sa Ikedaya Jiken! Kung hindi lang kay Kondo, hindi ko tinapos ung series.hehe. Bagay talaga siya sa mga historical films/ series.

And si Tamaki Hiroshi as Sakamoto Ryoma! Siya na siguro ang pinaka gwapong nagplay as Sakamoto. Mas gwapo pa nga siya kay Sakamoto mismo! Wahahah! Pero kahit na. 

Astig naman ng NHK,ang dami nilang dorama sa period na toh. almost 300 yrs ba naman. Pinaka gusto pa namang period tong Edo Bakufu! haha!  

Sa lahat ng dorama sa Japan, taiga dorama ang pinaka gusto ko. Pero 2 pa lang napanood ko kasi ung lang naman ang naging available sa akin. Ung Shinsengumi at Yoshitsune! Ang astig nung mga taiga dorama kasi ibang look sha sa history! Yay! Pero nung High School ako at nakakapanood pa ko sa cable, lagi kong pinapanood ung mga Taiga dorama (sa NHK lang naman sha) kahit hindi ko naiitindihan. Basta ang alam ko lang noon, historical sha.

dagdag lang: ^^

On Tuesday, NHK made a cast announcement for next year's taiga drama, "Atsuhime." The series stars Aoi Miyazaki as the title character.

Popular actress Maki Horikita has been cast as princess Kazunomiya Chikako, the daughter of Emperor Ninko and the sister of Emperor Komei. She was briefly married to Tokugawa Iemochi, the 14th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, who is being played by Shota Matsuda.

Other cast members include Masato Sakai, Takehiro Hira, Masao Kusakari, Hiroshi Tamaki, Toru Emori, Kinya Kitaoji, Keiko Matsuzaka, Izumi Inamori, Mayu Tsuruta, Yumiko Takahashi, Mayumi Wakamura, Atsuko Takahata, Yuriko Hoshi, Meiko Nakamura, and Kimiko Yo.

Translated by: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/
Source: http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/...009-267634.html

WAHHH!! ang cute nya kahit mukha na shang matanda!! wahh talaga!

Maneki neko-san, san nyo nakuha yan??

Gusto ko na mapanood yang Atsuhime!! Yay!! Bida sha!!

Ta-daaa! http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/48678/

Hehe. Napanood mo na ba siya sa Engine? Support role siya dun, parang isang teacher sa orphanage. ^_^ 

wah.... hnd pa... feeling ko kasi baka sobrang minor lang pala sha dun, hnd ko na sha mapansin. meron ako nung honey and clover live axn pro hindi ko matapos tapos kc may parts na nabobore ako... hehe. so kailangan ko na pala bilhin sa quiapo ung engine.. hehe.

Miyazaki Aoi and Eita in a promo pic for Atsuhime

nabasa ko ulit sa wiki... si suzukaze mayo, ung seiyuu ni kenshin, mag aappear din sha dito sa Atsu-Hime!! Bakit lahat na ng gusto kong actors nandito!! wahh!! talaga! hehe.

sa jan next year na sha papalabas! malapit na!

moeru:

nabasa ko ulit sa wiki... si suzukaze mayo, ung seiyuu ni kenshin, mag aappear din sha dito sa Atsu-Hime!!

napanuod ko 3 days ago sa NHK yung commercial, or the making ng Atsuhime.

diba si Tamaki Hiroshi andun sa cast?  ang weird lang kasi hindi ko xa nakita dun, si Aoi Miyazaki at si Tama (HYD2) lang ang namumukaan ko dun.

Nsa Atsuhime nga si Tamaki Hiroshi. Si Sakamoto Ryoma nga sha eh!! Pinaka gwapong Sakamoto Ryoma!! Nyaaa~~~

 sna magkaron toh ng subs! bukas na ang premiere nya!! wla kmeng cable.. huhu...

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wah!! gudlak!! 1st episode p lng, pinatay na si Tokugawa Iesada (Sakai Masato) Lagi na lang sha pinapatay! huhuhu.. Nanjan pa naman si Tamaki Hiroshi... sa bakumatsu p mamamatay si Sakamoto Ryoma so matagal tgal pa ang role nya..

lumabas na ba si Hiroshi Tamaki sa Atsuhime? ^__^ 

Maneki Neko:

堺雅人　Sakai Masato at the PR event for Atsuhime
c/o Oricon Style

Ha? yung na-download kong dorama na Himitsu no Hanazono isa siya sa apat na lead male ng drama. Naku, moeru, dapat mapanood mo Himitsu no Hanazono kasi comedy-love story siya. (opening theme "Baby Don't Cry" by Namie Amuro [promotion, hehehe] ) 

Atsuhime 篤姫

Number of episodes: 50
Broadcast period: Jan - Dec 2008 

The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the highest rank in Ooku, the inner palace of the Edo castle where women related to the reigning shogun resided.

Iesada dies soon after their marriage and Atsuhime assumes the name Tenshoin at the age of 23. She exerts herself for the Tokugawa clan and for the nation during the upheaval in the Meiji Restoration, headed by those from Satsuma.

In 1835, Shimazu Tadatake, head of the Imaizumi-Shimazu family of Satsuma clan, and Oyuki are blessed with a long-awaited daughter, Okatsu, who later becomes Atsuhime. She grows up as a tomboy, full of wonders, yet warm-hearted. Meanwhile, as Satsuma clan is under going financial reform, headed by chief retainer Zusho, Tadatake is punished for being lenient with farmers. Okatsu, unable to absorb why her father is punished, charges over to Zusho. - DramaWiki